World Health Organization

American  

noun

1. WHO.

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World Health Organization British  

noun

1. WHO. an agency of the United Nations, established in 1948 with headquarters in Geneva, responsible for coordinating international health activities, aiding governments in improving health services, etc

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World Health Organization Cultural  

1. A specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1948 and headquartered in Geneva, whose mission is to prevent the international spread of diseases, such as cholera, malaria, and poliomyelitis.

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World Health Organization

According to the World Health Organization, venomous snakes kill an estimated 80,000 to 140,000 people annually, while hundreds of thousands of survivors are left with permanent disabilities.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The following day, Murthy asked Fauci and Walensky about a World Health Organization announcement advising pregnant women against Moderna’s Covid vaccine because of limited data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The amount of land burned by wildfires across Europe has increased by 57% since summer 2022, according to the World Health Organization.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

In western Java in the course of the anti- malarial program carried out by the World Health Organization, many cats are reported to have died.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson